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Source: Motor Age Tire industry-specific legal representation now available through the TIANovember 6, 2009Members of the Tire Industry Association are now able to obtain legal advice through a partnership formed with Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, the nation?s third-largest labor and employment law firm.
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Source: Motor AgeGates discusses serpentine belt diagnosticsNovember 5, 2009At least one in five vehicles requires a new belt, according to the Car Care Council. And with more than 240 million vehicles on the road, that leaves plenty of opportunity for sales in the repair bay.
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Source: Motor AgeVehicle Service Group up and runningNovember 5, 2009Vehicle Service Group (VSG), a new holding company announced by Dover Industrial Products in May 2009, is up and running. VSG combines Rotary Lift and Chief Automotive Technologies, along with six other leading global brands of vehicle lifts and service equipment: Forward Lift, Direct Lift, Revolution, Hanmecson, nogra and Blitz.
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Source: Motor AgeIndustry should observe diverse employee landscapeNovember 5, 2009Our workplaces are becoming more diverse by the day. In fact, the word "minority" could be a term of the past, as Asians, Latinos and African-American will comprise half of the U.S. population by 2050, according to John DiBenedetto, executive vice president and chief people officer of General Parts International.
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Source: Motor AgeSEMA Show attendees also eying the tires on 'stop-in-your-tracks' custom creationsNovember 5, 2009Nitto and General are among the tire makers on the front lines at this week?s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. General?s Exclaim tires are prominent on custom cars at Hyundai?s booth, while Nitto?s display is hosting a high profile one-of-a-kind concept creation by Ken Lingenfelter of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering.
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Source: Automotive Body Repair News Flight 1549 captain credits training for dramatic rescueNovember 5, 2009LAS VEGAS - "You act like you already know who I am," Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger joked to the audience during his keynote address at NACE Thursday morning. "But that wasn't always the case." Sullenberger is the U.S. Airways pilot of Flight 1549 who was thrust into the national spotlight when he landed his plane in the Hudson River in January after colliding with a flock birds, and successfully evacuated all 155 passengers.
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